Since 1896, South Carolina State University has maintained a legacy of excellence in education. The campus is located in Orangeburg, SC, 40 miles from the State Capitol at Columbia, 70 miles from Charleston, 140 miles from Myrtle Beach, and 80 miles from Hilton Head - all of which provide easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and other resort amenities. SC State has the only undergraduate environmental science field station in the nation, the only undergraduate degree program in nuclear engineering in South Carolina, and is the only university in South Carolina participating in President Barack Obama's Program (USAID) to provide textbooks and other learning materials to schools in Africa (Zanzibar, Tanzania). We have been home to generations of scholars and leaders in business, military service, government, athletics, education, medicine, science, engineering technology and more. Notable alumni of SC State include James E. Clyburn, Majority Whip for the 111th Congress.

Campus Location - SC State campus is located at 300 College St. NE, Orangeburg SC 29117. The campus consists of approximately 107 buildings on 160 acres of land on its main campus in Orangeburg, and an additional 267 a

Helpful Information - SC State University is a relatively small campus in the small town of Orangeburg, SC. There is a local bus service, however students use personal cars to commute around Orangeburg, and to major cities including the capital, Columbia and Charleston for shopping and other outings.